State comparison · 2025
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists salary: Minnesota vs South Dakota
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists in Minnesota earn a median of $99,850. In South Dakota, $72,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.1% — not 36.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.9%
Minnesota vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+23.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Minnesota
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
- Median
- $99,850
- p25
- $86,240
- p75
- $115,930
- p10
- $71,620
- p90
- $125,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
South Dakota
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
- Median
- $72,910
- p25
- $49,860
- p75
- $93,430
- p10
- $42,300
- p90
- $96,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.